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A Hatsune Miku FansiteMon, 02 Mar 2015 17:47:50 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Fan-made Snow Miku Papercrafts Appear At Comic World Hong Kong 39 Eventhttp://www.mikufan.com/fan-made-snow-miku-papercrafts-appears-in-the-recent-comic-world-hong-kong-39-event/
http://www.mikufan.com/fan-made-snow-miku-papercrafts-appears-in-the-recent-comic-world-hong-kong-39-event/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 16:34:46 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=11312Displayed recently were these fine Snow Miku papercrafts at the Comic World Hong Kong 39. The event was held on March 1st and located in Hong Kong. Several other goods were also on display such as the Love-colored ward, Lat-type Miku papercrafts and Snow Miku clear file.

More papercrafts from the event can be seen on the creator’s facebook page below. For further information on the event, please visit the CMHK website

Good Smile Racing has recently opened the the Figma Racing Miku 2015 personal sponsorship courses, and offers four sponsorship tiers for overseas sponsors. All four tiers will include the figma and a collectable rubber strap as a bonus, but additional benefits will be offered to those who pledge a higher tier sponsorship.

The first two sponsorship tiers are the 8,000 Yen and 12,000 Yen level sponsorship courses. Both courses will include a personal sponsors card, ticket holder, Racing Miku Figma, and a Vol.2 rubber strap. However, the 12,000 Yen course will also include a Good Smile Racing folding chair. Click an image below to select a course.

The last two sponsorship tiers are the 30,000 Yen and 50,000 Yen level sponsorship courses. The 30,000 Yen course will include the benefits of the two lower tiers, and will also include an original Good Smile Racing headphone, and a Team-Wear Pilot Shirt. The top tier 50,000 Yen course will include the benefits of the three lower tiers, and also includes a Team-Wear Long Pants and Windbreaker.

All Figma sponsorship courses will remain open until June 10th, 2015. The sponsors card and ticket holder will ship shortly after your order is placed, but the remaining sponsor benefits will be shipped in December 2015. Please note that this is NOT a preorder! Your sponsorship pledge will be paid the moment you place your order.

Let’s hope for another championship victory this year. Fight, GSR!

]]>http://www.mikufan.com/good-smile-racing-opens-figma-racing-miku-2015-sponsorship-courses/feed/0Concept Artwork for “Honey Whip” Outfit Teased By Hobby Japan For RAH Hatsune Miku Figurehttp://www.mikufan.com/concept-artwork-for-honey-whip-outfit-teased-by-hobby-japan-for-rah-hatsune-miku-figure/
http://www.mikufan.com/concept-artwork-for-honey-whip-outfit-teased-by-hobby-japan-for-rah-hatsune-miku-figure/#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 07:08:55 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=11287Following the previous newsannouncements of the next Real Action Heroes Hatsune Miku figure, the April edition of the Hobby Japan magazine has finally been released. Inside is a page showing the official concept art for the “Honey Whip” outfit for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f/F, created by Saitom (also known as the official illustrator for Racing Miku 2013).

This same artwork is being referenced for the next Real Action Heroes figure design, which was the community vote winner. The bottom of the page says that “major followup announcement will come in April”. So unfortunately, this magazine release didn’t tell us much for information, but we may be able to expect orders to open this April.

The recent announcement from SEGA today brings us new information on the Project Mirai DX, including five new PVs, opening movie teaser images, and new mini-game reveal. The game is set to release in North America on May 26th, Japan on May 28th, and Europe on May 29th, 2015.

Lastly, the announcement features a new mini-game called “Mikku Reversi” where you’ll challenge Miku to a Riversi/Othello game. Miku’s expressions vary depending on her situation on the board (which can change from this to this).

The latest announcement from Good Smile Racing brings us the 2nd recruitment for 2015 Racing Miku Nendoroid courses. The 2nd recruitment will offer the same goods, but will also include an “S” size for apparel. Enrollment will open up in mid-March, and further details will arrive once the date has been finalized. Let’s give the Good Smile Racing team more support than ever this year!

As a side note, the 1st recruitment is still opened and will close at the end of this week on February 28th, JST. Below is a a reveal of the 2015 Racing Miku rubber strap included in all Nendoroid sponsor courses from @gsr_swemy!

Crypton Future Media has recently announced the “Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2014 in Osaka” concert album for digital release on iTunes via their own record label, KarenT. Priced at $11.99 USD, the album contains the full concert setlist to reproduce the arrangement of the live concert event.

The track “Wonderland and the Sheep’s Song” by Hachi, however, has been excluded from the album for unknown reasons. All copies of the physical album also appear to have completely sold out online (sorry to be the bearer of bad news!).

As a reminder, the Magical Mirai 2014 blu-ray concert sets (regular and limited) are still availble for order, and are scheduled to ship on March 11th, 2015. Details and available sources can be found here: http://www.mikufan.com/?p=9655

Below is official concert footage of Magical Mirai 2014 in Osaka from the official Hatsune Miku YouTube channel (blu-ray footage should be much better).

]]>http://www.mikufan.com/hatsune-miku-magical-mirai-2014-album-now-on-itunes-blu-ray-ships-early-march/feed/0Hatsune Miku Construction Sign Spotted In Ibaraki Prefecture, Japanhttp://www.mikufan.com/hatsune-miku-construction-sign-spotted-in-ibaraki-prefecture-japan/
http://www.mikufan.com/hatsune-miku-construction-sign-spotted-in-ibaraki-prefecture-japan/#commentsThu, 26 Feb 2015 03:51:54 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=11188In entertaining recent news, it seems a (currently unknown) Japanese construction company has adopted Hatsune Miku as the (literal) poster girl for their “No Trespassing” posters. A recent photo by @raizinng on twitter revealed the poster for the world to see.

Located at the Toride City intersection in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, the poster shows Miku holding a shovel with a negi (green onion) handle. Hatsune Miku seems to be working many second jobs besides being a virtual idol.

On the Japan side of things, SEGA has announced a Mikudayo-themed plushie accessory for your Nintendo 3DS console, to coincide with the release of Project Mirai DX (Deluxe). It is set to release at the same time as the game itself in Japan, May 28th, which is 2 days after the North American release.

The plushie doubles as a carry case for your 3DS, and can also fit the XL-sized console. Also bundled with the plushie is an “Ootoro” sushi-shaped screen cleaner. The MSRP for the plushie is set for 4212 Yen, but it can be found on Amiami for 3560 Yen. It is unknown if a Western release for the plushie is planned, but at least it’s still available to overseas fans: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=GAME-0013773

]]>http://www.mikufan.com/sega-announces-mikudayo-plus-pouch-accessory-for-project-mirai-dx-release/feed/1MikuMikuDance Celebrates Its 7th Anniversaryhttp://www.mikufan.com/mikumikudance-celebrates-its-7th-anniversary/
http://www.mikufan.com/mikumikudance-celebrates-its-7th-anniversary/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 02:35:14 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=111637 years ago on February 24th, a software programmer by the name of Higuchi released a 3D choreography tool named MikuMikuDance, inspired of course by Hatsune Miku herself. The program was an instant success, and saw a release with an English interface less than a month later.

After working on the project for a few years, Higuchi felt satisfied enough with the program’s progress, and ended development in 2011 with version 7.39. Things were quiet for a while, with a new alternative program popping up by the name of MikuMikuMoving, which worked to improve upon MMD’s capabilities and add the features that MMD was lacking.

Higuchi made a surprise return in 2013 to begin development for the application once again, with the current version now on 9.26. There is also a 64bit version available. Downloads available here: [Link]

MMD also inspired the start of a bi-yearly animation competition known as the MikuMikuDance Cup, where animators submit their works to compete for the top rank under various genres. The 14th competition is currently underway.

One of MMD’s most impressive feats has been its adoption in the anime industry, with the anime “Straight Title Robot Anime” being fully animated with the tool.

MMD has been used to create nearly countless animations of all kinds by Vocaloid fans (and even non-Vocaloid fans) around the world, and continues to be the go-to-tool for most 3DPV animators in the Vocaloid community. Congratulations to MMD for celebrating its 7th anniversary, and still standing strong for creators!

Writer edit: I’d like to apologize for translating and publishing what appears to be 2 month-old info. Famitsu posted this information as if it was “new”.

Another round of game updates has been released by Famitsu for the upcoming Project Mirai DX for the Nintendo 3DS. These announcements reveal new PVs, outfits, gameplay items and gameplay adjustment options. As a reminder, Project Mirai DX releases in North America on May 26th, Japan on May 28th, and Europe on May 29th, 2015.

PVs and Modules

Two newly announced PVs for the game include two songs: LOL -lots of laugh- featuring Hatsune Miku by the producer KeN, and Amatsu Kitsune featuring Kagamine Rin by Marasy. New modules for Miku and Rin also accompany these music stages. A third new module, Halloween Miku, has also been announced for inclusion in the game.

Gameplay Items and Options

Four new gameplay items to increase or decrease the gameplay difficulty have been added to the game.

Auto-Circle: Will complete the joystick spin for you during long hold notes.Recovery: When your life reaches near zero, it will be fully replenished only once.Sudden Death: Missing any note will result in a failure. However, success will double your rewards.Special: Turns a random SP Marker into a “Super SP Marker”. Hit this marker to earn bonus Mirapo (money).Role Model: Watch the computer play a perfect run. Scores and money will not be affected.

New adjustable game options make it possible to customize the appearance of the game to your personal comfort levels. You can now adjust the note circle size, note marker size, shrink or remove display objects (cool, hold bonus, etc), and adjust the color scheme of the lower touch panel.

New Playback Features

Similar to the previously announced music playlist function, you can now also create a video playlist to watch music PVs in a sequence. The “Audience Tempo Mode” for PV playback has gained two new modes as well. You now have the option to simulate live audience sounds, and a new keyboard function has also been added with basic timbre and humming sounds. It seems the selection of an alternate keyboard voice may be possible, allowing you to create your dream duets in PV mode.